Career Area:

Engineering

Job Description:

Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.

When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do – but also about each other.  We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here – we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.

About the Role:
Caterpillar of Australia is currently seeking a Technology Project Team Lead to join the team located either in Perth (Bibra Lake), Melbourne (Tullamarine) Brisbane (CBD).

Caterpillar’s Technology Division seeks a Technology Project Team Lead within the Autonomy and Automation Site Technologies team.  The role is responsible for technical leadership supporting underground autonomous haulage for Caterpillar articulated trucks.

Successful candidates will possess advanced technical and analytical abilities, effective communication and project management skills, comprehensive technical knowledge, sound engineering judgment, and proven leadership qualities. Additionally, the incumbent should demonstrate the capacity to interact with mining customers diplomatically and with robust technical expertise.

Job Duties/Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

• Working with customer, dealer, and commercial teams to define customer value and translate value into functional requirements.

• Work across a global engineering teams to coordinate execution and delivery of complex systems including hardware and software solutions.

• Provide project management of overall objectives including budget and resources

• Inform on critical tactical and strategic decisions

• Manages and coordinates technical feasibility assessment, planning, design optimization, schedule management, risk assessment/mitigation, project communication and on-going production support.    

• Communicating globally with suppliers, team members, and other business units

• Providing guidance and oversight for product analysis and validation.

Required Qualifications and Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in an accredited Engineering curriculum or equivalent experience

• Greater than 10 years of relevant product design, software development, or mining technology development experience

• Proven team leadership experience

• Decision making, critical thinking, communicating for impact, and customer focus.

• Proven experience executing projects requiring in depth technical analysis or applying analytical processes to solution development.

• Demonstrated problem solving capability.

• Product Development Experience - leadership experience

• Demonstrated record of self-directed work. 

Top Candidates Will Also Have:

• 5 years’ experience working on Software and Systems Development   

• Project Management experience

• Experience with application of automation and information technologies to machines

• Previous experience in delivery of complex systems comprising of offboard IT systems, embedded controls, hardware or software development.

Additional Information:

• This position is in Perth, Brisbane, or Melbourne Australia

• This position requires up to 25% travel approximately 1 week every month

• This position requires the candidate to work 5 days in office

Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.

Posting Dates:

March 16, 2026 - March 30, 2026

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply

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